Is it wrong to keep little one entertained for 10 minutes by letting her watch TV?

My LO is 3.5 months and sometimes just need her to be entertained for a bit whilst I go loo! Is it wrong to give them this time at this age?

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Not in my opinion no.

Absolutely not! Nothing wrong with it in my opinion, it’s all about balance and a little tv is not harmful to baby, and is good for you to have some time out!

No way, the way I see it they are having ten mins of somthing to look at/keep them happy. Or cry and we struggle to do things we need to do to keep the house running…and trust me that ten mins will turn into an hour or more when they are toddlers…do what you need to do to!

my tv is always on when im in the house because i feel like it makes if feel homely 😂 i cant have us sitting in silance. in my opinion babies dont actually watch the show, they are just looking at something moving! iv decided not to think to deeply in to it cxx

No, not wrong at all. We all need a minute to get things done.
When my daughter is crazy overtired and screaming the house down, the only thing that will settle her is putting hey bear on. You do what you’ve got to do!

Nothing wrong with it in my opinion! The only reason TV has the reputation of being bad for kids is because they could be doing something physical or something that engages their brain more instead. But for babies, TV is like a sensory workout! If anything, I’d say it’s good for them (as long as it’s not all they do…)

Not at all! So much TV is now educational for babies and children. Plus it’s them learning shapes, colours, sounds etc. x

I have nursery rhymes on ALL DAY! 🤣

I have a baby and a 19 month old my tv is always on and my toddler is thriving he can say so many words and is defo developed an imagination through watching cartoons xx

Not at all in my opinion. Hey - I had my first during covid when we couldn't go out to baby groups etc.. I had baby club on tv just so she would see other babies!! She is a thriving toddler. She is doing great. Don't be so hard on yourself. Xx

No! My little girl is 4 months and loves David Attenborough while I rush around doing bits

Nope and how refreshing not to have any holier than thou mom's chiming in! Xx

My tv is always on in the background for my toddler to watch on and off. My baby sometimes sees it and will watch it. I don't mind personally because she's not close to it, it's never for long (maybe a few minutes 3 or 4 times a day I've noticed here trying to watch it and she laughs at it . Aslong as she's happy and healthy i don't think it's an issue as long as it's in moderation and not constant xx

in our community

Is this clever or cruel?

My husband and i were talking and with social media and the internet in general being a terrifying dumpster fire, we are trying to figure out the best way to keep our son safe while still teaching him how to safely be online and moderation.

We landed on the idea of giving him the 90's kid treatment. A computer in the living room for us to keep an eye on what hes doing online, and once we feel hes mature enough to hang with friends without adult supervision he gets a flip phone. When we feel he is responsible enough and he earns and saves up the money for the physical phone, case, and screen cover, then we will be happy to take him to get a smart phone.

I thought this was air tight, but now my brother says its cruel to give a kid a flip phone, and besides he can just use his friends phones at school.

My husband and i remember a time before the internet, and we remember having complete access to something no one understood yet. We saw unspeakable things and are always battling with the urge to put the phone and social media down. I dont want that for my son, especially with his brain so vulnerable still.

Partner no longer wants baby #2

Before our son was born we originally both wanted minimum 2 kids but we were hoping for 3-4. My partner found the birth traumatic to watch and also struggled a lot with the newborn/baby stage. He no longer wants to have any more children and it’s completely breaking my heart. I need another baby. We’ve spoken about it a lot and the options. He said he wasn’t COMPLETELY closed off to it so I asked him to try and work through his feelings and reconsider his decision. He eventually said he definitely doesn’t want another. I know that I will always want one and my feelings will never change. Do we have to break up or does anyone know anything else I can do to help change his mind? Has anyone else’s partner said this and then changed their mind? I don’t want to break up because I adore him and our life together and I’d hate to split up our family for “selfish” reasons and make my son miss out on having both of us together but I just don’t know what to do

Nursery funding

My child turned 9 months last week. I applied for government funded hours nearly 2 months ago and so well within the required timeframe for the April term, however upon receiving my first invoice without the funding applied and having questioned this, I have now been informed that the stretched funding doesn’t start until 4th May.

Has anyone else been told it won’t start until May?

The government site states it should start from April 1st, and so I intentionally set my nursery start and return to work as the start of April for that reason, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to afford the nursery on my sole income without the funding

Jealous of my husband

I’m so jealous of him and it’s making me resentful. We have a ten week old and I’m jealous that he is at work all day. I’m jealous he can leave for lunch and actually eat an uninterrupted lunch. Take a phone call uninterrupted. Chat with a friend he runs in to uninterrupted. Even go to the bathroom when he wants uninterrupted. He comes home from work when he wants. He’s not on a set schedule. Some days are late some are early. It depends on when he’s done. I’m jealous he can come home at 10pm and shower, eat and go right to bed uninterrupted because I already have the baby asleep. He doesn’t have to worry about anything house wise or baby wise because I’ve done it all. Meanwhile I’m covered in puke and crap and smell like rotten milk. When he is home he is VERY active and helpful. So it’s not that. I’m just jealous his world hasn’t changed and mine has I guess. This isn’t something he’s doing wrong so I’m not sure how to get past this. I wish I could keep him home all day because that’s how helpful he is, but I understand he obv needs to work.

NHS job

Anyone work for the NHS and does 12 hour shifts? How do you work around childcare and your partners job?

He has no respect for anything to do with me.

Husband and I decided to separate 3 days ago. I've been sleeping on the floor in the kids room, and we both have to stay in the same apartment for a while. He wont stop pushing little things and I am reaching my limit. Photos in comments